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silver weddings in France.

eiIyer marriages are very pleasing fes-
.;.sls il France. When a couple have
sSnpjetea twenty-five years of married
IA lie event is celebrated with all the
ls.~ ii 10y and festivity possible. In
IL list place, there is a religious cere-
nh ID church, which has a good deal
& the outward form of a genuine we'd
lib. The lady is again called the bride,
I'D lei toilet is superb, supposing her
saitioa In the world justifes it. The
s5Eers which she is expected to wear
large white OK eyes-known in
fhnee as reines marguerites. The
s.aesroom wears a dress coat. The
IA lie surrounded by their children
ia grandchildren-if there are any.
III relations are invited, for a grand
family muster is considered essential.
dinner is given, followed by a ball,
xhich Is opened by the newly remarked
ssupIe, the lady dancing with her eldest
81 and her husband with his eldest
Aaghscr. boston Transcript.
HNNWE0 E1. "MHMH
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Onsfeys

Not every lover Of the oyster knows
that the size and plumpness which are
10 highly priced ii the great American
biyalve, and which are 50 attractive IN
specimens on the half-shell q IA the
stew as to lead the average man to pay q
considerable extra price for extra aizs, are
not entirely natural and even those who
doknow that the majority Of the oysters
III The market are a~rtifcially swollen by
introducing water into the tissues are
not all aware that the process BY which
this ii done il closely analogous 70 that
by which the food III our own bodies i
Conveyed through the walls Of the
stomach and other parts Of the digges-
tive apparatus and poured into the
blood and lymph II % its work of
noasishment-[Popala science Monta
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face value Of tbs rental2 What In
tha world do you suppose we
are in the business fora / only
wish there were more of them. To tell
you the truth, since you seem capable of
learning something, we don't think very
much of such females, but whenit comes
to business they are our great mainstay,
and we don't intend to offend them or
drive them away, for there is more
money in leasing a few choice toilets a
few times and getting them back again
as good as new than in selling them out
right. But you gentlemen are SO wise
and full of sneers that I suppose you
wouldn't believe me if / told YOU that
lots of your precious dudes go to their
tailors and rent q perfect outfit every
time they want to come out particularly
swell. OF course, of course l---you say
it's only the soft-pated fools who do
that. May I tell you that among ladies
it is only the most silly coquettes and
dudines that go and rent their fine
founces and particularly matching
shades. Oh, well, there are a few ma
irons and sober daughters who do the
same thing, but / suppose you have
heard in your very premature lifetime of
the Goldfish aristocracy, haven't your
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T6n1Es, DEPARTMENT..
Wearing She Hair.

sTssp;nr tie hair like Frances Cleve-
..% { d I'D popular this winter. For
" 2sa who have low, narrow foreheads
I aav 81 doing the hair is becoming.
s ''s bigh. intellectual forehead that our
ss.5r1as thought 50 desirable that they
Ii shave out a CHASTITY blue patch
s.,s nature failed, is not the sort of
.s,y il throw the hair back from. But
,ss,s ire plenty of women whose hair
ss.9vs low on their faces in true antique
.sls The custom of banging chill
Xxx hair has brought this about.
IN mothers dressed the locks tightly
EN- sroTn the face with round combs it
s., sot encouraged to grow becomingiy
%s of late years all the babies have
ssg. Bangs, and the Frances Cleveland
s.sbesa is the result.-[N. Y. Sun.
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Fashion Notes.

Plaids are used for outer garments for
little children.
Chinchilla and Astrakan furs are once
more fashionable.
A favorite material for bridesmaids
dresses is point d esprit.
Silk embroidery, p~assementerie, and
braiding are the trimmings of the sea-
son.
Partisan women are again wearing
the hair massed on the back of the
head.
Long haired cloths are used in trim
ming those of short nap or with smooth
surface.
Bonnets and hats in all the fashionable
shapes, made of sealskin, will be seen
this winter.
Long double breasted sealskin New
markets will be fashionable garments
this winter.
Jackets with braided yoke are worn
by young girls and have q dressy and
jaunty effect.
Dark gray seems to be the f~avorite
color for walking gloves. The stitching
must be black.
The proper thing in engagement rings
is now a large, perfectly shaped pearl
set en- solitaire.
The hair of the Monaghan goat, white
as snow and soft as swansdown, lsbeing
utilized as a fashionable "fur.n
The fchu ~collarettes of bead, steel,
silver, gold, and jet passementerie are Q
feature in accessories of the toilet.
Lace fchus attached to high dog col
lars of ribbon, decorated with lace and
beads, are shown among toilet novel
ties.
Handkerchiefs arc very small, very
sheer and dainty, and in coloring as end
less as the prismatic shadings Of the rain
bow.
The most noticeable feature in the
new winter bonnets Is the removal Of
the trimming from the front to the
back. d
Felt is restored to popular favor fol
bonnets as well as for hats and the new
felts are beautifully soft, plant and
smooth finished.
There is o quite q fancy for select
ing the frame for q hat and covering II
ii the material forming the costume
with which it Is to be Worn.
Some Of the newest tailor made gowns
areeot only bound with tailor's braid,
Just like i gentleman'a coat, but all the
seams ore, after being pressed, covered
with silk braid, tailor stitched on each
edge of tle braid.
Unless the material of the dress i
very thick, sleeves are frequently ar
ranged in narrow pleats or tucks above
tie elbow, with q pulling at that point,
and then made very plain and tightfron
thence To the waist, where they art
fastened with 3 row Of small bullet
shaped buttons.
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Hffnlaf see the Poiast.

4 Lewiston business maa was writing
i letter to 4 business house in n Of the
larger cities Thursday morning, and
when he had finished looked mp with 2
smile.
nThis concern, said he, sends back
1 bin With tile remark that ! have not
figured the discounts right, and wants
III know the reason why, adding az q
postscript that one Of their men will
Gill Ill me during the week and would
be pleased to hsve my orde7. One q
the members 81 this concern il a. old
Colder, and s. ! write i story 70 him IL
reply.
Il have said that II command ct my
regiment III the early days Of The war
was an old Colonel Co., 4 Of the.
best Of soldiers and quickest of men on
field III battle and ! man who hated
parades and show drills He was
hard III heaEing being past middle
age. and consequently n parades ard
drills lie didn't catch Ihe commands y
quickly as Others and our regiment Nas
1 triae slow. One day ! littEa dandy of
Id aid4rode up 70 him and said, Col.
c.. Gen. Bprasenta compliments
and wishes to know Why you cant get
your regiment into line with the others
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Am Intermittent Take.

1T Kirknitz, in the Australian Alps,
there Is n intermittent lake which at
d season Of the rear Is filled with va
Ter, ct another Is dried up and c~ultirat
sd bT the farmers Of the neighborhood
81 exploration just made shows in ono
part Is the basin an immense csvc,
which, when the water has reached 3
certain heaht, begins smoking II up gill
She oasia & empty. Th cav leads %
! lone series d underground lakes ~
CONTESTED NiIh ene another IS 4 3
sla1gsls current
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permanently, and she has had no return of
IT. Another case is that of Mr.. R. B. Kyle,
Tower Hill, Appomattox county. Va, who
writes, November. 1886: "Was afflicted for
several years with rheumatism and grew
worse all the time. Eminent physicians
gave no relief; had spasms, and was not ex-
pected to live; was rubbed all over with 81
the second removed the pain, continued use
cured me; no relapse in FIVE years, and do as
much work as ever" These are proofs OF the
perfection of the remedy, and, taken in con-
nection with the miracles performed in other
cases, it has no equal.
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what q Lie Cost.

One of Cromwelrs daughter Frances
mitogs was Rev. Jeremiah White. her
timers chaplain, says the Youths Com
saniou. Cromwell did not favor the
Hf Hearing one day that the chap
sia vas alone with Frances, he rushed
Aaafily into the room, where he dis
ossFea the chaplain on his knees, with
a1pl hand against his lips.
Whit IS the meaning of this pos
laiEsQg be asked.
May it please your highness replied
shaplain, Il have q long time
aaflsd that gentlewoman there, my
p woman, and cannot prevail. 1
sa, therefore. humbly praying her
hayship to interccde for me-"
CsomWell knew the man was lying,
Ba, being very willing to take the lie
a tEuth, be turned to the maid saying,
WhaE ii the meaning of this, huzzy2
Yh5 sefuse the honor Mr.. White would
b yaus He Il my friend and I expect
u Ereat him as such
fhe girl. " ling to make the most Of
opportunity, replied with q courtesy
sad bIash: IF Mr.. White intends me
sAt honor, I shall not be against him. 2
agAst thou 50 Iass2n cried Cromgel.
Gall Goodwin. The business shalt be
lone before / leave the ROOM
Goodwin d clergyman, promptly re-
Bonded, the two were married then
ia ehere, aud Cromwell gave the bride
apwry Of $500. The result Of the
aplain.s lie was so years Of welded
RmBnincss.
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The arrest of a suspicious character upon his
general appearance, movementso or companion
Ship, without waiting until he3has robbed a
traveller. fired a house, or murdered q fellow
man, is an important function of a shrewd de.
tective. Even more important is the arrest OF
disease which, if not checked, will blight and
destroy a human life. The frequent cough ,9s3
of appetite, general languor or debility, pallid
skin, and bodily aches and pains, announc the
approach of pulmonary consumption, which is
promptly arrested and permanently cured by
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" Sold
hy n rlppiSts.
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a SISTERS GenerositK.

bats thing about d girl, says
San Francisco Chronicle. She's
@sSFally very unseIfsh 10 her brother.
a6n't often hear Of q young fellow
up Bis pocket money to his sis
Ae usually growls if she wants him
her I'd The theatre. But II q
g II i littb trouble his sister will
Aa him like 4 brick. She'll not
'aag him her pocket money, but
y mid waeedlc some nor out Of
sshsr - give it to him. She'll fib,
A pfsxaricate, sheA beg. He'll
about outside until she gets IT
Rss ADD gi@es Il to him. Then
Nf grab his hat and holt out 81 the
And she does not mind if he
gk aQt shsnk her particularly. He's
sashsrs and-welL-a woman al
s6 II d kindness done toa man
ssH reward. a boy can generally
alF Mercy ont of bis mother. But
Saa gve i to him out Of the
&h9la cash, Or her own pocket, she
tendency to spoil gu by telling his
2s AaS she wants the money for.
a npt succeed with her mother
AtfHs but slae does not often fail
ga old name And she's always
AsAhious ii inyenting necessities
GIL with all the more lin
poNled9ed needs Of womankind
n2as8. will find u any time d much
RAApAable excuse fri requiring II
MAI with inuumerabla natural
MA bless the sisters, anyway.
q them ii wortha whole family
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usefnl fints.

Alum water added athstove polish will
add to its %lustsqF. sfs7ta
Hearths, of gray MAJ 9TH are cleaned by
rubbing with linseed os.
Tubs and board should be wiped dry
Monday night and put away.
A hot shovel held wei vanished fur.
niture will take out white spots.
To clean piano keys, rub them with a
little alcohol, applied with a soft rag.
To remove grease from garments, dis
solve a tablespoonful of salt in four
tablespoonfuls of alcohol, shake well
and apply with a sponge.
If tic stove is cracked, take wood
ashes and s&7t, equal proportions, re-
duced to a paste with cold water, and
fill inlthe cracks when the stove is cool.
It will soon harden.
Butter will keep for years if pro.
served in honey, the proportion of the
mixture being an ounce of honey to a
pound Of butter. It has an agreeable
taste, and might prove a useful method
on long voyages.
It is said that reaches may be kept out
Of any house by simply pairing q few
green cucumbers by rather thick parings
and laying the cut side up Y e the
places they frequent. Reaches like the
cucumber sap whichis poisonous to them.
A cheap and convenient remedy which
provides a use for cucumbers besides
making them into pickles.
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gsftIfn0 for Hfs Di9a7ae9..

If T give yer 4 nice dinner = she said
10 The tramp, twill yer DO . little work
Tor megan
nCertainly, madam, was the frank
reply.
After dinner he explained TO tho
woman that aside from being ont Of
practice II ~wocdssaWing, ii physician
haa strictly forbidden i but 2 b
vent g., Wans % de- something of
sourss, of coarse, and # Jour husband
Us new pair u boots that Nants
broken II undefhak the
xas sigs
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of THE YouTH's CoMPApIoN, which we have
published, Includes the, admirable Double Hoil-
day Number for Thanksgiving and Christmas,
with colored covers and fuIl-page, pictures,
twenty pages each. These, with the other Week.
" issues to January /, 1888, will be sen free to
all new subscribers who send $1.75 for a years
subscription to January, 1880. The CoMPAN-
ION has been greatly enlarged, is finely Illus
gives so much for SO low price.
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Conaumptfon surely Cure!

TO the Editor.-Plsase INFORM your readers
that / have q positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. ]
shall be glad to send two bottles Of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption ii they will send me their Express
and P. @. address. Respectfully,
Z. a. SLOCUM, MO. ISL Pearl S.. N. Y.
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NJ. Converse, of the
Warren (Mass.)
Herald, dated July
9, 1887, as follows:
"ln response to
yours of June p,
Would say that in
1880 my wife had q
severe attack of
rheum in
shoulder and arm,
so that she could
not raise her hand
to her head. A few
applications of st,
Jaaob. 0ilonrnd her
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it not be reasonably called daylight?
As for instance, take the case of Captain
v writes April Is, 1881: some time ago I
was suffering with rheumatism: I used .
small portion of st. Jacobs Oil and was cured
at once. / have used it for sprains and never
once have known it to fail. l will never be
without a bottle" Captain Day also re-
ceived a circular letter, and in reply under
date OF July /, 1887, he says: II used the
Oil as stated and was permanently cured Of
rheumatism by its use.n During the inter-
vening six years there had been no recur-
renee Of the rein. Also a letter from Mr.. II.
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is the exclamation of thousands suffering from
catarrh. TO all such VIC say: Catarrh can be
cured by DR.. Sagc's Gatarrh Remedy. IL has
been done in thousands of cases; why not in
yours? Your danger is in delay. Enclose a
stamp to Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoeia-
ton, Buffalo, n. y, for pamphlet on this dis
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Wasting Diseases of Children,
Chronic Coughs and Bronchitis, can DO cured
nv the use of ScoTT's EMULSION of Pure Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. Prominent
physicians use it and testify to its great value.
Please read ths following: II used SCOTS
Emulsion for an obstina Q Cough with Hemor-
rhage. Loss Of Appetite, Emaciation, s'eep-
lessness, &c. All of these have now left. and !
believe your Emulsion has saved q case OF
well-developed Consumption. 1T FINDLEY,
M. D., Lone Star, Texas.
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Weak lungs. splitting of blood, consumption
md kindred affections cured without physi-
clan. Address for treatise, with 10 cents in
stamps, Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Recipes.

APPLE WATER.---Roast some half.
dozen apples, when cooked pour over
them a pint of boiling water. Mash and
strain them. Add sugar or honey.
HAM SALAD.-One pound of, boiled
ham, chopped fine; one-half dozen small
pickles, chopped fine also; add a little
chopped celery, and serve with a dress
ing as for chicken salad.
BEEF STRIPE. -Wash the tripe care
fully and soak in salt and water, chang
ing once or twice; then boil until well
done; remove from the water, dip in
melted butter and fry a good brown;
season with salt and pepper. :
BAKED LEG OF MUTToN.-Take a leg
of mutton weighing six or eight pounds;
have the bone removed, and fill the cav-
ity with a dressing made of four ounces
of suet, two eggs, two ounces of chopped
ham, six ounces of stale bread, n
onion, a little sweet marjoram, nutmeg,
salt and pepper; sew up, lay in a pan,
add a teacup of water, and put in hot
oven, haste frequently, eand cook three
hours.
BAKED EGGS. -Mince cne-half pound
of lean boiled ham, and add an equal
quantity of cracker crumbs. Moisten
and spread the mixture over a platter.
Scoop out four round holes as large as
an egg, and drop an egg from the shell
into each hole. Season with salt, cay
enne and butter and put in the oven.
Serve when the eggs are cooked. The
crumbs should be moist enough so that
there will be a crust when the eggs are
done. fas
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Consumption, scrOfuIa, Genera Debility.
Wasting Diseases of Children,

The first~iron ore to be discovered in this
country was found in Virginia in 1715.
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Am Imnorfnnt Arrenf.

Books in their present foEn were invented
by Attalus, King of Pergamus, in S87.
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DAYLIGHT.

I~fagentleman by
the name of Day
volunteers to throw
the light of his ex-
perience into the
darkened places of
misery, SO that
others may go and
do as he has done
op5 nnioU life N,
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The Special Offer

Speak well of your friend; Of your enemy
say nothing.
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naughters, Wives and Nlethers.
Send for Pamphlet Or Female Diseases. free
securely scaled. DR.. J. B. Marehisi, Utica, NY.
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A wise man is not inquisitive about things
mp %srtinent,
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ROYAL GLUE mends everythingl Broken
China, Glass. Wood. Free Via at Drugs & Gro
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ssr Don't want Relief, hut Care"

Truth is a rock large enough for all to star
UPON.
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nNer No.1y1.

Judge charitably and act kindly to each
other.
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GatarYh

The fall q ! leaf IS q whisper to the living
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re5rsa of-pne
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-25

Usually in most creameries the cost of
making and selling the butter is four cents
a pound
What goes TO waste in many kinds Of
business Is far more than what goes to prof
1t, and this will be so until men learn that
waste is irreparable loss.
The best months of the year for oranges.
farmers clubs and kindred associations ARE
now coming into view happy will be the
neighborhood that seizes upon their advan-
tages
May it not be asked, with much proprie-
ty, why the producing classes do not estab
lish their own places Of trade Why can't
they have their own places of trade. their
banks, insurance companies, as well as
commission houses through which the prod
uct could he sold
Over abundance Of water in butter Is MOI
promoter of fine aroma The excess of
moisture IN butter gives it IA briuv taste
that Is IN no sense IA butter flavor nor can
any system of holding it bring it out. but
on the contrary, far too large a per cent
begins To deteriorate the quality al once
and must be eaten quickly or it soon goes
the way Of all bad butter.
Most diseases of poultry are directly
traceable to filth Ii Is tiresome thing to
continually talk on such a subject, hut il it
were made perpetual there would still be
some persons found with a poultrv-house
reeking with filth Don't charge this neg
lect up TO your poultry they can't help it
and are not accountable for your lack Of
attention. Try % clean mp once a week
and see # the effect is not wholesome
The greatest mistake made in feeding
fowls is IN overlooking. Hens are gorged
with food which makes fat instead Of pro.
vidng those elements which 90 10 make up
the egg, Corn consists almost wholly Of
starch and oil and while it is a good food
for fattening fowls. it is one Of the poorest
Of all foods for producing eggs. No ONE
food contains all the needed elements. and
a mixture Of several kinds should be given
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-25

We wish the reader would plant the
grape IN every vacant space around the
home place and farm buildings. Allow
them to grow ON the sunny side of the
house or barn, to run over all neglected
trees or hide the form Of some too familiar
rock. to shade some walk or sunny spot OF
grow and cover all ornamental trellis. II
will add beauty to your place, comfort to
your home, JOY to your children. and be a
source of continual delight to every passer,
as well as of satisfaction that dollars can
not purchase
When, Few years ago, the only grape
was the wild one, vineyard culture was un-
known in this country, hut with the advent
of the Concord, grape culture began. By
the Introduction of new and superior varie.
ties of native seedlings aud crosses with
foreign kinds vineyards, where the grape is
grown on a large scale became possible.
and the grape is now an object of study
from pecuniary point and it is one of the
commercial fruits, requiring thousands of
acres and the employment of both capital
and labor to grow and market the crop.
Farm and Garden